Steve Johnson
Child Custody
You and your spouse are not the only parties significantly affected by the impending divorce. As both legal guardians, you and your spouse are legally responsible for providing for your child or children.
How Can We Help !
Child support is a complicated process which involves long negotiation and mediation. The court looks to the best interest of the child. legal custody of a child is a determination as to which parent will have the authority to make major decisions concerning the child or children involved.
How Do You Know You Need a Lawyer?
There are three types of child custody: Primary Custody, Joint Custody, Sole Custody, and Split Custody. Primary physical custody means that the child will reside at 50.1%. Joint physical custody means that physical custody is shared by the parents in such a way as to assure the child of substantially equal time and contact with both parents.
Sole custody refers to a custody arrangement where one parent has been awarded permanent custody of a child by a court order. The other parent, often referred to as the non-custodial parent, normally enjoys the right to visitation or parenting time with the child.